The Blue Hammer

by MacDonald, Ross

Ross Macdonald's real name was Kenneth Millar. Born near San Francisco in 1915 and raised in Ontario, Millar returned to the U.S. as a young man and published his first novel in 1944. He served as the president of the Mystery Writers of America and was awarded their Grand Master Award as well as the Mystery Writers of Great Britain's Gold Dagger Award. He died in 1983.

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The Blue Hammer

The Blue Hammer

by MacDONALD, Ross

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1976
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9780394404257
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. Hardcover. Fair/Good. First edition. Octavo. A bit bowed, thus fair or better, in a good dustwrapper.
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1976
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9780394404257
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Gift inscription, light sunning to the edges of the boards as usual else near fine in fine dustwrapper. Archer investigates a stolen painting.
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The Blue Hammer (Lew Archer Mystery Ser)

by MacDonald, Ross

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1976
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Random House Children's Books, 1976, 1976. Hardcover. Good. Hard Cover. Good/Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book and D.J. show moderate wear/ reader's slant/ D.J. price clipped/ previous owners personal library imprint on front and back pages/ clean pages, tight spine****We ship most book within 24 hours****Customer satisfaction 100% guaranteed****Over… Read more about this item
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Blue Hammer

by Ross MacDonald

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1977
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9780553103915
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U.S.A.: Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1977. First Thus . Mass Market Paperback. Fair. July 1977 first printing of the Bantam Book. Despite obvious wear and creases the vintage cover is a plus, binding strong despite spine creases, text yellowed.
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The Blue Hammer

by MacDonald, Ross

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1976
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Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in good condition. Book club edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Light foxing visible on text block. The… Read more about this item
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1986
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London: Allison & Busby, 1986. First Thus 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. Hardbound Book with Dust Jacket. First printing thus. Bound in black with title information to spine in gold. 256 pages VERY FINE but for tanning to interior pages edges. Not read. With small bump to top left back cover corner. All other corners pointed. Binding… Read more about this item
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1976
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo. [10], 4-270, [8] pp. Blue paper boards quarter bound in black cloth with gold lettering on spine and light yellow topstain. Price of $7.95 on front flap. A Near Fine book with a few tiny hints of foxing to textblock, traces of fading to edges of… Read more about this item
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THE BLUE HAMMER

by MacDonald, Ross (Kenneth Millar)

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1976
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Hardcover
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9780394404257
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New York: Knopf, 1976. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Good/Good. MacDonald's last novel featuring his celebrated California private detective Lew Archer; book's covers faded and stained though text block is tight and clean; dustjacket is whole but soiled and stained with one inch tear in upper right corner of front panel. A reading copy.
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THE BLUE HAMMER

by MacDonald, Ross (Kenneth Millar)

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1976
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9780394404257
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New York: Knopf, 1976. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. MacDonald's final novel features his celebrated Southern California private detective Lew Archer investigating the theft of a valuable painting and the disappearance of an artist; edges of both covers faded (common with this title) o/w boards and text are clean, tight, square; dustjacket shows a… Read more about this item
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The Blue Hammer

by Ross MacDonald

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1976-05-12
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Alfred A. Knopf, 1976-05-12. Hardcover. Good.
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The Blue Hammer

by Ross MacDonald

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1976-05-12
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Alfred A. Knopf, 1976-05-12. Hardcover. Good. 1.1102 in x 9.1299 in x 6.5709 in. DJ with mild edgewear or bumping. Mild general wear. Pages clean. Binding sound. Sticker on front.
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THE BLUE HAMMER.

THE BLUE HAMMER.

by MACDONALD, ROSS.

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First edition
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1976
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976., 1976. First edition. First edition. Signed by the author on the front fly leaf. Housed in a cloth slipcase. Boards lightly sunned at the edges, else fine in dust jacket, with a tiny crease to bottom edge of front panel. Lew Archer is hired to find a painting that had been stolen. The… Read more about this item
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The Blue Hammer

The Blue Hammer

by Macdonald, Ross

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1976
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Hardcover
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9780394404257
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New York: Knopf, 1976. 1st. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Bound in the publisher's original black quarter cloth and blue boards, spine stamped in gilt. Some minor fading to the edges of boards, otherwise fine.
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The Blue Hammer

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1st Edition
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1976
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Hardcover
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New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1976. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. 276 pp, Stated First Edition. A Lew Archer Novel. Southern California private eye. Binding tight and square, pages clean, unmarked, paper well-preserved. Exterior crisp, spine gilt letters bright and intact. White DJ, unclipped, in acetate protecto, with full rear panel b&w portrait photo of the author..… Read more about this item
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THE BLUE HAMMER

by MACDONALD, ROSS

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First Edition
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1976
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Hardcover
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9780394404257
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NY: ALFRED A . KNOPF. Price clipped DJ . VG. Hardcover. First Edition. 1976.
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The Blue Hammer

The Blue Hammer

by Macdonald, Ross

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First Edition
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1976
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Hardcover
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9780394404257
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($7.95), lightly toned and rubbed. Quarter black cloth with blue paper on the boards, faded at the top edge. Square and firmly bound with a yellow top stain clean internally. A Lew Archer detective novel.
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The Blue Hammer

The Blue Hammer

by Macdonald, Ross (Kenneth Millar)

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First Edition
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1976
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Hardcover
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. A fine copy in fine dustjacket with just a touch of wear. The last Lew Archer novel.; Octavo.
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The Blue Hammer: The New Lew Archer Novel

The Blue Hammer: The New Lew Archer Novel

by MACDONALD, Ross

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First Edition
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1976
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Hardcover
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9780394404257
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. 0394404254 . Stated first edition of Ross Macdonald's mystery, featuring his private investigator character Lew Archer. In this story, Archer investigates the theft of a valuable painting and the disappearance of a famous artist. --- In blue paper-covered boards backed in… Read more about this item
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The Blue Hammer

The Blue Hammer

by MacDonald, Ross

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Alfred A. Knopf. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. 1976. Hardback. Fine. First Edition. First Print. A Lew Archer novel. Dust jacket is protected with a Mylar cover. Books are packed and shipped in boxes.
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The Blue Hammer

by Ross MacDonald

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1976-05-12
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Hardcover
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9780394404257
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Alfred A. Knopf, 1976-05-12. Hardcover. Very Good. 0.8000 8.3000 5.7000. First ed, stated. Jacket has some tanning, in mylar. Minor shelf wear. Pages clean, binding sturdy.
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